Throughout the Context Of Practice module I believe I have developed skills within the collection and application of research.
The first half of the module focused on the contextual sources which have influenced design practice and informing us on other areas of the design industry. I was then able to apply this knowledge with the second and more practical part of the module.
2. What approaches to/methods of design production have you developed and how have they informed your design development process?
Throughout the Context of Practice in module, I believe I developed a more considered approach to design process, by taking into consideration contextual references to influence and inform my final design.
For example, for the second half of the module 'Theory Into Practice', the design decisions I made for the publication we were asked to produced were informed by the research I had collected on my chosen subject in order to the specific aesthetic.
3. What Strengths can can you identify in your work and how have/will you capitalise on these?
Within the work I have produced for the Context Of Practice module, I believe my strengths have been within collection of research from a variety of secondary sources such the internet and books in order improve my contextual knowledge to inform decisions made during the design process.
4. What weaknesses can you identify in your work and how will you address these in future?
Within the work I have produced for the Context Of Practice module, I believe my weaknesses have been within forming my own opinions and theories based upon and backed up by the evidence collected in the form of research.
5. Identify five things that you will do differently next time and what do you expect to gain from doing these?
- Improve primary research - Although I believe the research I collected from secondary sources was strong throughout the Context Of Practice module, I do believe my primary research could have been improved as this information would perhaps be more reliable way to inform my design work.
- Forming my own opinions - Although I am able to collect a broad range of research and analyse the information based upon the evidence collected, I do believe I could improve this process in the future by analysing the research in more detail in order to form my own opinions and theories on the subject.
- Improve time management - On both the studio brief one and studio brief two of the Context of Practice module I felt my time management was poor and therefore felt rushed to meet the deadline on both occasions. Next time, I will therefore improve this skill in order to produce work of a higher quality for the briefs.
- Extend Tasks - Throughout the Context Of Practice module, I feel that I only produced the minimum amount of work asked of my by the tasks we were set. By using the tasks were were set in the module as a starting point for deeper investigation I would improve my contextual knowledge.
- Improve Blogging - Although I believe my blogging was kept to date during the Context Of Practice module, I do believe the quality of my blogging could be improved by analysing imagery collected as research and communicating design decisions in more depth.
6. How would you grade yourself on the following areas?
- Attendance - 5 = Excellant
- Punctuality - 5 = Excellent
- Motivation - 3 = Good
- Commitment - 3 = Good
- Quantity of work produced - 3 = Good
- Quality of work produced - 3 = Good
- Contribution to the group - 2 = Average
